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It would possibly be the biggest U-turn of all, but chances of a Kinect-free Xbox One release have been dismissed by Microsoft. A dubious report crediting an anonymous source familiar with the matter” at Inside Gaming yesterday said that Microsoft was planning on releasing a version of Xbox One without …
Read More »Provinciano: Xbox One self-publishing not the same as rival offerings
But Microsoft's indie policy changes show company is 'finally listening'
Read More »Kepler GPU and OpenGL 4.3 arrive on mobile
Epic and Nvidia team up for SIGGRAPH tech demo
Read More »Microsoft confirms indie self-publishing U-turn; ‘Every Xbox One a dev kit’
Developers will be allowed to self-publish on Xbox One and every hardware unit sold at retail can be used to develop games, Microsoft has confirmed. Game Informer started it all earlier today by apparently spilling the beans ahead of Microsoft’s intended reveal of the new policies at Gamescom next month. …
Read More »Report: Microsoft to greenlight self-publishing on Xbox One
Certification process could also be overhauled to offer faster approvals
Read More »EA: Current-gen sports games pre-orders are "soft" owing to nearing next-gen
Publisher EA has predicted a slight dip in annual sales of its key sports IPs thanks to the upcoming transition to next-gen consoles. Furthermore, EA president and COO Peter Moore described pre-orders for current-gen EA Sports titles as soft” in a call with investors last night. We’re seeing softness, in …
Read More »Lack of games jobs forcing Netherlands graduates abroad
National industry cannot support the influx of university graduates, devs say
Read More »VIDEO: 13 minutes of Assassin’s Creed IV Black Flag gameplay
Ubisoft has released an extremely exciting 13-minute gameplay video for Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag. Game Director Ashraf Ismail takes us deeper into the world of Assassin’s Creed IV Black Flag with this new commented gameplay video,” the official blurb reads. Embark on a journey with Edward and discover his …
Read More »Eidos Montreal boss quits citing Square Enix’s "lack of courage"
The former head of Deus Ex: Human Revolution developer Eidos Montreal has resigned. In a statement to MCV’s sister siteDevelop, Stephane D’Astous said the company also suffered from a lack of leadership, courage and communication, and that he was not able to do his job properly as a result. He …
Read More »EA Q1: Origin surpasses 50m users, Battlefield 3 Premium subs over 4m
EA has confirmed Battlefield 3 Premium subscriber and Origin user numbers are still on the rise. As part of its quarterly earnings report announced earlier today, the company revealed recent milestones for both its digital content service and Battlefield 3’s paid subscription model. Battlefield 3 Premium surpassed 4m total subs, …
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